WellCare opens ‘Welcome Room’

WellCare Health Plans Inc. has opened a “Welcome Room” in San Antonio to provide information about Medicare health plans and eligibility.

The site, the company’s first such location in Texas, will serve as a resource for 236,000 people eligible for Medicare in the San Antonio area, the company said. It will assist WellCare members and seniors throughout the community. It has been open since March.

The site is one of 14 such locations operated by WellCare. The other centers are in Florida, New York and Connecticut.

The San Antonio site ’s opening event will be take place noon Friday at 742 NW Loop 410, Suite 117.

WellCare serves more than 18,000 Medicare Advantage plan members and more than 76,000 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan members in Texas.